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ONE DOLLAR A YEAR
Ellhu B Washburn who had accom
panied headquarters up to that
time and who was now about to re
turn to Washington After breakfast
the General lighted a cigar seated him
self on a camp chair in front of his
tent and was Joined there by Mr Wash
burn and several members of the staff
At half past 8 oclock the cavalry es
cort which was to accompany the Con
gressman was drawn up in the road
near by and all present rose to bid him
good by Turning to tho chief he said
General I shall go to see tho President
and the Secretary of War as soon as I
reach Washington I can imagine their
anxiety to know what you think of the
prospect of tho campaign and I know
they would bo greatly gratified if I
could carry a message from you giving
what encouragement you can as to the
situation
The General hesitated a moment
and then replied We are certainly
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By JOHN McELROY
CHAPTER XIII
The lllli of May
Naturally Gen Grant was sadly dis
appointed at the failure of Mott to sup
port Upton thus presenting his success
ful charge from being decisive of the
fate of Lees army It came so near
success howeVcr so temptingly near to
attaining the end intensely desired that
Grant resolved to try it over with more
thoro preparation He expressed this
in the order which he sent to Meade
Move three divisions of the Second
orps by the rear of the Fifth and Sixth
Jorps under cover of night so as to join
he Ninth Corps in a vigorous assault
n the enemy at 4 oclock a m to-
making fair progress and all the fight
ing has been in our favor but the cam
paign promises to be a long one and I
am particularly anxious not to say any
thing just now that might hold out
false hopes to the people And then
after a pause added However I will
write a letter to Hallock as I generally
communicate thru him giving the gen
eral situation and you can take it with
you He stepped into his tent sat down
at his Held table and keeping his cigar
in his mouth wrote a dispatch of about
200 words In the middle of the com
munication occurred the famous words
I propose to fight it out on this line if
it lakes ail Summer When the letter
had been copied he folded it and hand
ed it to Mr Washburn who thanked
him warmly wished him a continuation
of success shook hands with him and
from Butler and Sheridan with some
nrvltl 1lttn 11 1 r
UUAICIJ IlillJC IllllillllIK JIIUI13 1UI
striking Lee he was at the same time
keeping a close lookout to see that Lee
was not detaching any troops with the
purpose of crushing Butlers or j
dans forces Tills day May 11 the
looked for dispatches arrived and their
contents caused no little excitement at
headquarters The General after glanc
ing over the reports hurriedly stepped
to the front of his tent and read them
aloud to the staff officers who had
gathered about him eager to learn tho
news rrom tho co operating armies
Butler reported that he had a strongly
Intrenched position at Bermuda Hun
dred In the angle formed by the James
and Appomattox Rivers that he had
cut the railroad leaving Beauregards
troops eouth of the break and had
completely whipped Hills force Sheri
dan sent word that he had torn up 10
miles of tho Virginia Central Railroad
between Lees army and Richmond and
had destroyed a large quantity of med
ical supplies and q million and a half
of rations The ex
pressed himself as particularly pleased
with the destruction of the railroad in
rear of Loe as it would increase the
difficulty of moving troops suddenly be
tween Richmond and Spotsylvania for
tho purpose of reinforcing cither of
those points As usual the contents of
these dispatches wero promptly com-
municated to Gens Meade and Burn
side
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WASHINGTON D G THURSDAY APRIL 14 1910
The Famous Angle
A careful rcconnoissancc all along
the lines by the engineer officers and a
personal inspection by both Grant and
Meade had led to the decision that the
most vulnerable point was a portion of
the Confederate works thrust out like a
V with a flattened apex and which was
within 400 yards of the woods and in
our front The ground between tne
woods and the salient was clear A sa
lient is at the same time the weakest
and strongest part of a fortification It
Is strong because It admits of contain
ing an unusual number of men and it
is weak because it cannot be helped to
resin attack by the lire from supporting
works on either side To carry a sa
lient is like carrying the center of a line
of battle which if successful will sep
arate the two wings and prevent their
mutual assistance This salient followed
the course of the ridge and behind It
as If in anticipation that it might be
carried the enemy had constructed an
other line of works about 50 yards in
the rear All the linos were made un
usually strong for field works with suf
ficient emplacements for artillery and
traverses to shield the guns from a
lank fire Eighteen guns were in posi
tion at the apex of the salient ready
any moment to pour a concentrated
crushing fire upon an assailing column
Some of the best troops in Lees army
manned the salient Gen Joness Vir
ginia Brigade occupied the apex with
the Stonewall Brigade on the left of
Jones and Hayss Louisiana Brigade on
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A LARGE TRAIN OF WOUNDED IN THE PELTING RAIN STARTED FOR FREDERICKSBURG
morrow I will send one or two staff
officers over to night to stay with Burn
eide and Impress him with the impor
tance of a prompt and vigorous attack
AVarren and Wright should hold their
corps as close to the enemy as possible
to take advantage of any diversion
caused by this attack and to break in If
the opportunity presents itself There
Is but little doubt in my mind that the
assault last evening would have proved
entirely successful if It had been com
menced an hour earlier and had been
heartily entered into by Motts Division
and the Ninth Corps
The All Summer Dispatch
Gen Horace Porter gives an interest
ing picture of the day following the se
vere lighting of May JO and the cir
cumstance of the writing of the dis
patch which produced such an electric
effect on the country He says
The 11th of May gave promise of a
little rest for everybody as the com
mander expressed his Intention to spend
with each of the members of the staff
and at once mounted his horse sirid rode
off The start officers read the retained
copy of the dispatch but neither the
General himself nor anyone at head
quarters realized the epigrammatic
character of the striking sentence it
contained until the New York papers
reached camp a few days afterward
with the words displayed in large head
lines and with conspicuous comments
upon the force of the expression It
was learned afterward that the Presi
dent was delighted to read thls dlspatch
giving such full information as to the
situation and that he had said a few
days before when asked by a member
of Congress what Grant was doing
Well I cant lei much about it You
see Grant has gone to the Wilderness
crawled In drawn up the ladder and
pulled in the hole after him and I
guess well have to wait till he comes
out before vc know just what hes up
to
The General was now awaiting news
the left of the Stonewall Brigade On
Joness right was Steuarts Virginia Bri
gade Maj Gen PJdward Johnson who
had left the Regular Army to join the
Confederacy commanded over all He
was known in the confederate army as
Alleghany Johnson on account of his
service in Virginia at the beginning of
the war To the right of Steuart was
Lanes North Carolina Brigade but be
tween Steuart and Lane were some 2S0
yards of the works unoccupied and to
fill this- space two regiments of Joness
Brigade were withdrawn from the sa
lient which weakened this Important
point
The apex of the talient was some
1200 yards from our rear picket line
with the ground ascending quite sharp
ly from this to the enemys works A
large white house Inside the enemys
line was selected as the point upon
which the column should be directed
While the ground was being studied
and orders were being issued Gen
Miles was ordered to take his brigade
e3 UNION scauC fjf f VNWPoisylvama
DIAGRAM OF THE FAMOUS ANGLE AT SPOTSYLVANIA
the day simply in reconnoiterlng for the
purpose of learning more about the
character and strength of the enemys
intrenchroents and discovering the
weakest points in his line with a view
to breaking thru He sat down at the
mess table that morning and made his
entire breakfast off a cup of coffee and
a small piece of beef cooked almost to
a crisp for the cook had by this time
learned that the nearer he came to
burnlngup tho beef the better the Gen
eral liked it During the short time he
was at the table he conversed with Mr
across the Po in the vicinity of Todds
tavern to attract the enemys atten
tion and the 26th Mich and 183d Pa
crossed the river and drove the enemys
skirmishers about a mile where the
Confederates were found in force The
Confederate reports of this reconnois
sance were so exaggerated that taken
in conjunction with the report of Early
that there were indications of a Federal
movement to the left Lee came to the
conclusion that Grant was preparing for
another flank march that night and
sent orders to the chiefs of artillerv to
remove at sundown all guns close to
tne enemy so that should a night move
ment on the part of the urmv becomn
necessary the withdrawal of the guns
could not bs heard In consequence of
mis oruer wiucii proved afterward to
be a fatal mistake on the nart of Ipp
22 guns of Pages and Curshaws
wore withdrawn from the posi
tion about to be attacked mhphh im
gade held Its advanced position during
me uuy uui wumirew alter night to
join In the attack on the left
A Virginia Itain
In the course of the afternoon one of
me neavy Dealing spring rains of Vir
ginia set in These rains seemed to
have a searching numbing quality
scarcely known to rains elsewhere The
drops struck the body with distinct
mows as it tnrown by some vengeful
Continued on page three
PUBLIC BUSINESS FORGING AHEAD
Tho governmental thijubbjng and
bumping which resounds dally thruout
all Washington nowadays ajnd reverber
ates to remote corners of the land really
demonstrates how public I business is
forging ahead There is progress some
where every afternoon before the sun
goes down
The ponderous equipment by which
the peoples will Is put into execution is
working to its capacity The Spring
program is definitely outlined In the
minds of men In the responsible sta
tions The blgMegislativo measures are
advancing The Presidents policies arc
being emphasized in a stentorian way
as the masses cannot fail to realize The
carpers are being forced to one side
The Administration is taking on more
than ever a positive character
Somehow or other the enactment of
the naval appropriation bill by tho
House a few days ago is being inter
preted as one of the notable advantages
the Administration has gained in recent
days There is something more con
cretely interesting about battleships and
guns and fleets and Jackles than about
railroad amendments and postal savings
banks The naval appropriation bills
are interesting in retrospect for a num
ber of years Tho interest quickens
when the word goes forth that another
naval bill is on the legislative ways
creaking and groaning over the timbers
but none tho less steadily gliding along
thru the Congressional channel
The bill was enacted In the House
about as the House committee framed
it and about as the President wanted it
The annual conflict over the construc
tion program was spirited It always
is Many honest men wltll honest dif
ferences of opinion spring to the fray
when this annual bill s brought out
It was thus last week and there was a
square and determined contest again Jo
determine who should have the victory
It rested with the two new battleship
advocates as it has for several years
That was what the President and his
Secretary of the Navy wanted and what
the House Naval Committee recom
mended
The Xavy in the Senate
Another contest is in prospect before
the Senate but it probably will not be
prolonged The House gave a large
majority for two battleship That will
have weight with the Senate Some
very wise men about naval matters
there including Senator Hale of Maine
will contend fora less ambitious pro
gram of building They will have some
thing to say on the subject which the
country undoubtedly will find worth
reading The consideration of naval
appropriation bills always affords op-
rtftrt nn ftf flirt tvnairB n flnrl inf
definite regard fAsttie Navy
Senators and Representatives drive
away at the subject frotii dlfferent an
gles -They ask questions on a Hundred
different points They dwell upon cost
and utility and bring out Ideas which
are not emphasized so much at the
other end of Pennsylvania avenue All
that Is asked and all that Is answered
is taken down by official stenograph
ers and printed In the Congressional
Record Much of it gets Into the news
papers and is circulated broadcast and
thus contributes materially to the popu
lar education Those Who protest
against the enormous expenditures for
military establishments get their opin
ions before the public and those who
believe such expenditures well worth
while have a like opportunity
Secretary Meyers reorganization plan
for the management of the navy yards
and for the conduct of the Department
in Washington was given a stunning
blow The provision authorizing a trial
of this plan for a year as- approved by
the Naval Committee was knocked out
on a point or order But it was only a
technical victory won on a resort to
parliamentary prohibition of legislation
upon an appropriation bill But the
House will probably find a way to ac
complish the same result In a more
direct w iy by a single bill ami in the j
enu it win prouaoiy ne quae as satis
factory
The Insurgent Cajup
There is hubbub in the insurgent camp
acaln this week It is aue to the
straightforward policy of be Adminis
tration in forging ahead ait to tne im
perative demands that the majoruy
nnrtv lino no tml movo iiltOti the
sition works President Talis speech
before the League of Republican Clulw
in the District of Columbia sounded n
keynote He Improved the occasion to
reiterate that he did not wuiit to read
anybody out of the party but the Re
publicans had made- certain pledges to
the people and these niust be fulfilled
Stern work might be necessary here
and there to clear away obstruct ions
but that was what the people had a
right to expect
Attorney General Wiekersham speak
ing the same night at Chicago outlined
the fdea in somewhat more vigorous
terms The insurgents In Senate and
House are for the moment training
their guns upon 1dm because he was
more positive in his utterances A few
days of these rejoinders will probably
find the InsurgenlaMn better mood It
is already plain that they are disposed
to accept the disciplinary measures as
for the good of the party and on tho
whole the plain sneaking of the Presi
dent and his Attorney General will
prove to uo not oniy wnoiusumu out
helpful -
The get together idea is gaining
ground with reference toi the Presi
dents railroad bill It will yet be at
tacked piore or less vigorously in the
Senate and the House The insurgents
in both legislative branches are con
tending for their opinions as to what
the new railroad law should be But
after all they want tile bill to become
law and when they have voiced their
opinions there will be a willingness to
arrange terms At present there seems
to be little doubt of a harmonious ma
jority In the Senate Matters have not
developed sufficiently n the House to
warrant any positive statement as to
what will bo done In that body Pre
sumably the bill will paHsithere during
the present month In some form The
conferees of the two houses will then
have a big task in fixing up differences
It is generally that way on Important
r
measures
Ex President Itoovclt
The question over jVx President
Roosevelts attitude contltjuep to loom
large on tho political horizon at the
Capital The Republican critics of the
Administration rapidly
losing hope that Mr Roosevelt will give
them any encouragement On his way
from Khartom to Rome nd to other
European Capitals the ex Jfresident has
been besieged with appgalsrto champion
the cause of the disappointed ones but
MPS 34 refo
Notable Progress Made Every Day The Administration Gaining
Ground in its Legislative Program Ex President Roosevelts
Attitude When JWill Congress Adjourn
has steadfastly refused He has writ
ten a number of letters to friends in
Washington While the contents of
these letters have been kept religiously
secret the Impression is gradually get
ting abroad that Mr Roosevelt Is still
with and for the man whom lie nomi
nated and elected to the Presidency
His faith in him appears to be unshak
en It Is said on good authority that
President Taft lias had excellent assur
ances to that end This explains in
some part the confident attitude of the
President and his friends
Perhaps no single incident has spoken
more forcibly regarding Mr Roosevelts
view than a speecli that Representative
Nicholas Longworth of Ohio his son-in-law
recently delivered before the
same banquet of the League of Repub
lican Clubs that President Taft ad
dressed Mr Longworth could not have
spoken more emphatically I am a
Taft man not on tho surface but thru
and thru lie declared I am not will
ing to use his name as a cloak for my
support of other men and of other In
terests which was looked upon as a
direct slap at the Insurgents I am not
willing continued Mr Longworth to
praise him in public and work against
him in private I am with him not a
part of the way but the whole of the
way
That is the nearest to an indorsement
of the Administration by ex President
Roosevelt which AVashington has yet
heard but It is regarded as very signifi
cant and convincing
Length of the Session
There Is a strange pulling of wires
nowadays over the length of the session
of Congress The Republicans are get
ting ready to close out the work in
hand They prefer to do what there is
to be done and get home to talk to the
people about the pirposc of their
achievements This is what the Presi
dent wants
The Democrats however are very In
ert In matters of legislation They claim
the hot Washington Summer has no
terrors for them and they clamor for
full and free discussion They do not
want Congress to adjourn by May 15 or
June 1 They fear there will be too
much time for the country to get an
understanding of the significance of
events down at Washington The more
days the Senate and House deliberate
the fewer days there will be for the
primaries for the Republican candi
dates to conduct a campaign of educa
tion to meet the criticism which is
abroad
So it Is that the managers of the
Democratic Congressional campaign are
hoping and praying for a longpJon ses
sion -The new conditions hVlhe iHousle
of Representatives gire hem some ad
vantage in that direction There Is
more opportunity for debate- When the
late Speaker Reed put his new rules
Into operation it became feasible to cur
tail debate and transact public busi
ness with dispatch -That is one of the
chief reasons why the long sessions of
Congress have been terminating during
the last 15 years and more in
than in July or August as they used
to terminate In the earlier days
Of course there Is still unlimited talk
In the Senate- The rules have not been
changed there But the Senate Demo
crats are taking a new tack They de
cline to talk at all but refuse to accede
to an agreement for a vote Some one
is always asking for time to prepare a
speecli These arc the tactics now be
ing followed on tho Democratic side
witli the Presidents railroad 1111 The
rrgular Republicans are ready for a
vote upon that measure Thoy are gen
erally ready to vote with little debate
The new Democratic way is to favor lit
tle fjbate but not to be ready for a
vote
It is open to question whether such a
policy of delay will avail much At
best tho country will have fully four
months to study the work of Congress
and of- the Administration The Re
publicans will be busy In that interval
and probably with the usual results
Ihelr plan will be to turn on the light
and trust the voters to understand It
is easier to educate the masses now
than Jt was 10 years ago when the
Democrats last had control of the Na
tional House
In spite of all the recent political
turbulence at Washington and out in
the States the Republicans arc rapidly
putting dn their fighting clothes The
leaders In Washington are setting an
example in that direction There have
been unpleasant developments for the
Administration and for the party but
all the same day In and day out the
preparation for hostilities goes on It
makes even the Democrats marvel
They see that the outcome in November
is by no means to be a victory for them
by default
Speaker Cannon apparently had only
begun to fight when the House of Rep
resentatives thru a combination of in
surgents and Democrats inaucurnteil n
slight reform of the rules The letters
ami telegrams of congratulation over
tne splendid fighting qualities ho liml
displayed began to pour in and that
grim old fighter only girded himself for
another bout He has been walking
around of recent days as tho he would
iikc a nttie light just to remind him of
the big one of not so long ago But
the Insurgents do not care for any more
fighting Just now They are full of talk
and every day or two put out an idea
about deposing the Speaker the last day
of the session rind that sort of thing
But they will not try it
The Tariff in Indiana
The tariff law has been given some
hard welts from Indiana Republicans
That however appears to have stimu
lated the Republican leaders In the Sen
ate and the House to throw up fortifi
cations and to invite the insurgents and
the Democrats to undertake a forward
movement Uncle Sercno E Payne
of New York Chairman of Ways and
Means immediately blossomed forth
with a powerful interview He walked
up to the White House offices one morn
ing and when he emerged lie roared
his defiance For himself he was will
ing the people should judge the tariff
bill which In part bears his name by
what it was accomplishing
Mr Payne Is especially proud that
the Payne Aldrich tariff law is proving
Itself a great revenue earner Tho jin
gling of the guineas dally Into the
Treasury Is sweet music to his ear He
believes it will lull tho people eventual
ly Into contentment a they see how
easily it pays for new dreadnaughts and
runs all tho Government at a cost of
quite a billion dollars a year Of course
only a portion of this revenue comes
from the receipts of customs to which
the Aldrich Payne law applies but it
has prospects of wiping out that annoy
ing deficit which fact alone fills Mr
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VOL XXX NO 15 WHOLE NUMBER 140
The News is Received on the Wabash
Payne with a desire to get out upon
the stump and tell the people they have
been utterly mistaken In their criticisms
of the new law and that the newspa
pers have been all wrong utterly mis
leading and all that sort of thing
Representative Dalzell of Pennsylva
nia another leading tariff bill framer
and Senator Aldrich of Rhode Island
and numerous other big spokes in the
legislative wheel arc showing light and
daring the critics and opponents to
crime on and do their worst 1 hey set
like men who are seeking trouble and
do not care how much of It they obtain
All of which is interesting because It
forebodes plenty of lively scrapp xs liv
the uo tical lorum which win awaKCii
popular interest In the discussion -of
current party -questions and will pave
the way for a spirited congressional
campaign
No Sidcstppping by President
Tt should not be overlooked lhat the
President too is In fighting trim and
does not appear to contemplate any
sidestepping Senator Lodge said the
other day that the Republicans had es
tablished themselves in continuous
power for 16 years because the people
had become convinced the party stood
steadfastly by its principles The party
had fought free silver and in 1800 and
1892 had resisted the low tariff argu
ment He thought the party might be
going into a similar tariff fight now
but the only honorable course open was
to stand by the guns and face the popu
lar clamor In due time everything
would come out all right
That sort of spirit apparently Is to
prevail all thru the campaign There
are to be no apologies for the Aldrlch
Payne tariff law or for anything else
the Republican Party lias done in the
management of- the Government It is
to be a stand pat proposition all along
the line in the belief that the vftters
can be educated into the opinion by
next November that all they are getting
could not be avoided by wise statesman
ship or deliberate legislation The idea
will be to urge the voters to sit tight
in the confidence that the Republican
Party can get them out of their present
troubles far better than the Democrats
could ever hope to do
President Taft thinks well of that
kind of a lighting program He prom
ises to co operate with the leaders in
the Senate and the leaders in the House
in putting that brand of doctrine
straight out before- the people and
trusting for support There is good
promise of a prosperous Summer and
Autumn with plenty of work and a full
dinner pail It Is seven months before
the election comes and in tlit period
the people will have a lot of opportuni
ty for economic and political thinking
And the Republican wise men believe
the verdict at the polls will be with
them
CABINET RUMORS
The Gossip About Resignations
Unusually Prevalent and Equally
Baseless
Cabinet resignation rumors have re
cently been Hying thick and fast so as
to havo become a teaiure in me politi
cal developments of the week at Wash
ington They cropped out in such un
expected quarters that the President
and members of his Cabinet have
thought it expedient to enter emphatic
denials
At Intervals for two months it has
been gossiped that Secretary of State
Knox was about to quit because he and
President Taft were not getting along
well together A companion morsel has
been that Secretary llaoVeagh a
Democrat was feeling uncomfortable
wltll the Treasury portfolio and that
Postmaster General Hitchcock apart
from the troubles he is encountering as
an Administration adviser really be
lieves that he ought to make the most
financially out of his opportunities and
obtain some lucrative position in com
mercial circles
While official denials are generally
subject to suspicion it seems that ihey
are authoritative and reliable in this
instance The statements of impending
resignations from tho Cabinet have been
carefully investigated from time to time
here this Winter by a score of men re
garded as experts in getting at facts in
such cases These Investigators have
gone even beyond inquiring of the
President and of members of the Cab
inet The most interesting feature de
veloped has been the motives behind
these rumors
Official Washington does not believe
that President Tafts Cabinet is to be
broken up or reorganized for the pres
ent He is very averse to losing any oj
his official advisers There have beeri
some cases of friction but altogether o
a minor character such as invariable
develop where a number of men ara
brought together in close business aso f
ciations But apparently no one of tli4
nine members of the Cabinet has con j
templated resigning or now intends to
resign in the near future There is si
prevailing opinion that Secretary of th
Interior Balllngcr would like to quii
public life when the Congressional in-
vestigation of his Department has been
concluded but that is based upon nat4
ural inferences rather than upon any-
thins theEresIdentQriIrBallinser has
said j
Secretary of State Knox -has hail
maqy critics almost from the beginning
of hlscareer as Premier of the Admins
istratlon Stories were long ago cur4
rent that the President had taken uraf
brage at his activities and that he had
taken umbrage at the President Therd
were a half dozen versions of the recall
of Minister Crane of Chicago in that
connection Then came the Nicaragua
turmoil It brought similar report
about the relations of the two men
Both have denied the rumors again and
again In private conversation and tliel
closest friends make similar states
ments
It is apparent that the President ha
come to rely more and more upon At i
torney General Wiekersham in legaj
matters Secretary Knox used to Li
consulted in that connection more than
he is now The same thins is true oi
Secretary oi War Dickinson who likd
Mr Knox Is a lawyer of distinguishes
ability This fact has probably encourj
aged the critics
Frictfon Between Department
There has been some friction between
the State Department and the Treasury
Department if not between Secretary
Knox and Secretary MaeVeagh over tha
work ot the Tariff Board There was a
dual responsibility In the Investigations
that bore upon the enforcement of th
maximum tariff provision The Tarift
Board operates under Secretary Macfl
veagn dui mere wa3 necessarily s
diplomatic end of the inquiries whic
belonged to the btate Department
where else under the Government i
business transacted so leisurely as in th
State Department and this fact imped
ed the work of the Tarift Board
Influential Republicans In Congre
do not like Secretary MaeVeagh oifi
daily They have talked sneerlngly fo
a year of the fact that he is a Demo
crat He does not speak their politica
dialect He has chosen As his Chief A
sistants In the Treasury men of his ow
way of thinking Tho Congressme
would heartily rejoice if ho were to re
sign They- have made the most of hlj
III health during a portion or the Win
ter to get into circulation conjecture
that his term of service would be brief
PoEtmaster Genaral Hitchcock un
doubtedly enjoys the confidence of th
President to an unusual dagree Tills is
especially true in certain lines particui
larly Southern politics Ho has the l3 f
termination of a great number of ap4
polntments of Postmasters Party coiij
dltlons in many States are very turbul
lent between Republican factions Mr
Hitchcock must proceed with great cau
tion in recommending candidates fo
nomination and thus he falls afoul o
many Republican Congressmen Hi
critics irom that quarter have btu
busy They would like to see him sup
planted
A story that he was to mannpo th
Republican Congressional campalgr
probably originated with Republican
who thought it likely to make troublt
for him The House is verv lealous oi
any interference from the Executlxo ii
the management of Republican Con
gresslonal campaigns The Chairman
Representative McKInlev of llllnolJ
was chosen two months ago He woult
not think of yielding his position or hii
authority to Mr Hitchcock or nnv oth
er Cabinet officer or former Cabinet
officer It is not imurobabln that Mr
Hitchcock will be conanltoil mnsiir
ably during the Congressional campaign
and that he will rendor assistance if ii
is nsueu as it likely will be
i rosiuent Tafts Cabinet hns beeiT
more or less under fire ever since thd
Beginning ot the Administration and it
is hardly to be expected that the itJ
tacks will cease in the face even of thJ
vigorous denials There are enemies oi
the Administration who will icnew thj
tactics of the last few months in dua
season
As a matter of fact Cabinet resigna
tion stories are continuous in Washing
ton President Tafts Administration is
by no means exceptional in that regard
Uftrdly Is a President Inaugurated Un
ions there begins speculation about tho
length of tenure of this or that official
It rages for a time before the newspa
pers take any notice of it but once tliq
newspaper notices appear the stories of